Programme

Tuesday 20 October

19: 00 Ice-breaker

Wednesday 21 October "The Science Day"

A comprehensive programme of the presenters and their presentation titles is available here as a PDF file. A printable (PDF) version of the conference programme with rooms is available for download here.

Welcoming words on behalf of the CASTLE project

Marcus Lindner, Head of Programme, European Forest Institute

Welcoming words

Josep Maria Elorduy Vidal, General Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Regional Government of Catalonia

Thursday 22 October "Science-Policy-Practice Interaction Day"

Before dividing into the break-out groups, there's a panel discussion on the day's topic. The panel is led by Antonio Trasobares from the Catalan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment, and the panellists are:

•Flor Diaz Pulido, Deputy Head of Unit, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

•Markku Karlsson, European Biofuels Technology Platform

Break-out groups in the morning:

•Group 1: Cascade use in practice today - material use reality

•Group 2: Cascade use in practice today - energy use reality

•Group 3: How can we implement revised sustainability criteria and indicators in company practices?

Break-out groups in the afternoon:

•Group 4: Cascade use – do we need changes in the policy frameworks to regulate biomass utilization and address conflicts between material and energy use? This discussion topic is introduced by Bernard de Galembert (Confederation of European Paper Industries). How can the ambitious goals for the EU’s 2030 bio economy be optimally supported by sustainable and efficient wood sourcing? This discussion topic is introduced by RichardSikkema (Joint Research Centre).

•Group 5: Cascade use - In there currently a business case? Why (not)?